Market Summary

Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, driven by losses in the Gold, Consumer Discretionary, and Energy sectors.

At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.32%.

Best Performers

• Appen Ltd (ASX:APX): +14.35% (0.16 points) to 1.24
• Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH): +12.75% (0.07 points) to 0.57
• ARB Corporation Ltd (ASX:ARB): +6.70% (2.67 points) to 42.52

Worst Performers

• Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX:OBL): -9.57% (0.10 points) to 0.95
• Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX:SUL): -7.52% (1.37 points) to 16.86
• Steadfast Group Ltd (ASX:SDF): -6.14% (0.39 points) to 5.96

Falling stocks on the Sydney Stock Exchange outnumbered advancing ones, with 661 declines versus 422 advances, while 448 remained unchanged.

Shares in Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH) reached a 52-week high, up 12.75% to 0.57.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, measuring implied volatility, increased by 0.34% to 12.78.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures (December delivery): -0.37% (-9.40) to $2,515.20 per troy ounce
• Crude oil (October delivery): +1.06% (0.72) to $68.39 per barrel
• Brent oil (November contract): +1.00% (0.71) to $71.77 per barrel

Currency Rates

• AUD/USD: Unchanged at 0.67
• AUD/JPY: +0.47% to 95.31
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.21% at 101.36